Alessandro Pio Riccio
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
0000–2016 | Sport Village | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Juventus Next Gen[α] | 48 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Juventus | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Modena (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Italy U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Italy U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Italy U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:27, 18 April 2022 (UTC) |
Alessandro Pio Riccio (born 6 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus.
Club career
Riccio started playing football at Sport Village, in Qualiano.[2] In 2016, Riccio moved to Juventus.[2] In the 2016–17 season, Riccio won the league with the under-15s.[3] On 28 October 2020, Andrea Pirlo called up Riccio for a match against Barcelona.[2] On 15 September 2021, Riccio made his debut for Juventus U23 in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Feralpisalò.[4] On 31 October, during a match against Südtirol, he injured his zygomatic bone.[5] His first match after this injury came on 18 December, in a 2–1 win against Legnago.[6] On 17 February 2022, Riccio scored his first goal in his career with a header from a corner kick in a match eventually won 4–0 against Piacenza.[7] On 29 April, he extended his contract at Juventus until 2024.[8]
On 31 August 2023, Riccio renewed his contract with the club until 2025,[9] and subsequently joined Serie B side Modena on a season-long loan.[9][10]
International career
Riccio represented Italy internationally at under-15,[11] under-16,[12] under-17,[13] under-18[14] and under-20 level.[citation needed]
He was called up the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship losing 4–2 the final against Netherlands.[15] He was also called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Italy were eliminated against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[15]
Honours
Italy U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2019
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 April 2023[16]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Juventus Next Gen[α] | 2021–22 | Serie C | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 27 | 1 |
2022–23 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
Career total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
- ^ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, two appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
Notes
- ^ a b The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]
References
- ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Chi è Alessandro Riccio, difensore napoletano convocato da Pirlo per Juventus-Barcellona". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Dallo Sport Village al contratto con la Juventus: il sogno di Alex Riccio continua". Il Corriere del Pallone (in Italian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Baridon, Marco (15 September 2021). "Juventus U23 Feralpisalò 3-2: Soulé e Compagnon per il pass agli ottavi". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Juventus U23, Riccio dopo l'infortunio: il messaggio del difensore – FOTO". OneFootball (in Italian). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Munno, Mauro (18 December 2021). "Legnago Juventus U23 1-2: decidono Brighenti e Compagnon". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (17 February 2022). "Gol Riccio: prima gioia tra i professionisti per il difensore della Juventus U23". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (29 April 2022). "Rinnovo Riccio: ufficiale il prolungamento con la Juventus. I dettagli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Riccio, rinnovo e prestito al Modena". Juventus.com (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "CALCIOMERCATO: RICCIO È GIALLOBLÙ" [TRANSFER MARKET: RICCIO IS YELLOW AND BLUE] (in Italian). Modena. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U16". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U15". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U17". figc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Alessandro Pio Riccio U18". figc.it. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Alessandro Riccio: lo "stile Juve" gioca in difesa. Inseguendo Barzagli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Alessandro Pio Riccio at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.